how to burn a mkv file?

[davetherave15485]

hi, i have just recently downloaded a show thats in mkv format, and have come to burn it and dual layer dvd disc, however, i have no clue how to do this! ive tried, failed, converted it into 1 big VOB file, but still get error message when trying to burn it using nero. Any help at all?

thanks, davetherave15485

[U2Lynne]

I'm not sure how to burn it, but can you please hit the Report this Post button on the show because the only DVDs we should have available for download here should be ready-to-burn DVDs.

[vladsmythe]

Try re-writing the original file as a dvd with AVS video converter 3.5 or newer software.

[davetherave15485]

thanks for the responses, will give the avs converter a go. I got it off another website, so havent any posts to report.

thanks again, davetherave15485

[pawel]

AVS is a crap, and you get better result with a freeware: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVDforger or http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FAVC

[vladsmythe]

Originally Posted by pawel

AVS is a crap, and you get better result with a freeware: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVDforger or http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FAVC

Thanks Pawel. Do these also convert PAL to NTSC? Is this a replacement for TEMPGenc?

[pawel]

Originally Posted by vladsmythe

Do these also convert PAL to NTSC? Is this a replacement for TEMPGenc?

Yes, they may convert between PAL<>NTS. Both use HCEnc which is as good as free version of TEMPGenc, and it is more frequently updated. I don't know if TEMPGenc may transcode HD stream. Commercial version has a lot of troubles with H.264 format, so I expect that freeware doesn't support it at all.

[drkhollow]

convert x by vos/vso-----does great job on mkv files
look for mkv to replace avi in the very near future---kinda like shn to flac
lot less compression in mkv files

[ffooky]

MKV is a container format and has no bearing on how compressed the streams within it are. It's commonly used to combine an x.264 video and 5.1 AC3 audio track but you could put any old load of MPEG-1 crap in an MKV container if that floats your boat.